Post by Bonobo on Nov 13, 2009 22:24:32 GMT 1

Wild boar shot in Krakow13.11.2009 18:05A wild boar, which prowled through a residential district in the southern city of Krakow, has been killed by hunters after a chase lasting several hours.

The animal seriously injured two men, both who have been hospitalised.

The boar was spotted in the area several days ago. The animals are a common sight in the suburbs of Krakow, but until now have not posed any threat to people.

The hunting association in Krakow says that it controls the population of boars in the vicinity of the city, some culling 70 to 90 annually. This however was the first case of killing an animal in broad daylight.

Hunters explain they had to resort to such methods since it is almost impossible to put a boar to sleep. Boars are not a protected species in Poland, add the hunters and if they pose a threat to humans drastic steps have to be taken. (ab)

Post by Bonobo on Nov 15, 2009 22:38:51 GMT 1

He in the states, wild boar cost more than pork. You can get it on the INTERNET, and in some store, and some restaurants. I have had it, it's OK but would not want to eat it to often.

Mike

Be careful with wild pig meat. It may be infected with trichinosis:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TrichinosisTrichinosis, also called trichinellosis, or trichiniasis, is a parasitic disease caused by eating raw or undercooked pork and wild game infected with the larvae of a species of roundworm Trichinella spiralis, commonly called the trichina worm. There are eight Trichinella species; five species are encapsulated and three are non-encapsulated. [1] Only three Trichinella species are known to cause Trichinosis: T. spiralis, T. nativa, and T. britovi. [1] The few cases in the United States are mostly the result of eating undercooked game, bear meat, or home reared pigs. It is more common in developing countries where meat fed to pigs is raw or undercooked.

Marek Peksa from the Tatra National Park blames it all on the weather, saying that frequent temperatures over 10 degrees Celsius “causes the bears to be active, instead of getting ready for their winter hibernation”.

In some localities it has been reported that the hungry animals still find apples on trees and have even gone to the lengths of destroying beehives in search for honey.

Post by Bonobo on Feb 10, 2010 21:41:18 GMT 1

The bear from above post has been caught again, classified as unable to live on her own, also potentially dangerous to people and will be eventually transported to the zoo.

Przemysl to adopt Przemysia the bear?10.02.2010 07:15A female bear prefers the streets of Przemysl, south-eastern Poland, to the wilderness of the Bieszczady Mountains and will likely be left in peace as city authorities have asked the country’s chief nature protection official for permission to adopt the animal.

“We want to place the bear at the old zoo that existed in the city park before the first world war,” said Witold Wolczyk from the municipal office.

The residents of Przemysl have been collecting apples, pears, carrots, fish and honey for the bear, which they have affectionately named Przemysia, in reference to the name of their city.

The female bear was first spotted looking for food in the city at the beginning of January. She was caught and driven out to a forest. But on January 29th she was again seen dangerously close to human settlements not far from Przemysl.

Przemysia was caught again and placed in the care of local veterinarians who speculate that the bear may have been born in captivity and finds it hard to live at large. No existing zoological garden in Poland wants to take her on.

Post by Bonobo on Jul 28, 2010 21:51:45 GMT 1

Farmers are set to get more than a quarter million zloty (around 70 000 euro) following damage caused by wolves, bears, beavers and bison to farms in the Podkarpacie region, southern Poland.

Director of the regional office for environmental protection Magdalena Grabowska informed, Monday, that since the beginning of this year, wolves in the region have killed eight horses, four cows, seven goats and 176 sheep.

There are some 450 wolves, 120 bears, 6,000 beavers and 300 bison living in the wild in the Podkarpacie region. The state pays compensation for damages caused by protected species of animals, and local hunting organisations for those caused by game.

Post by Bonobo on Sept 10, 2010 21:33:54 GMT 1

Farmers take action against rampaging elks08.09.2010 13:48

Farmers from the eastern Podlasie province want to sue the government for damages caused by the moose (European elk) in their forests.

The farmers are considering a collective lawsuit on the issue. In July, a farmer from Downary, a village in Podlasie, won such a case and became the first person to receive compensation for losses caused by moose.

Out of Poland’s estimated 8,000 moose, about 70 percent live in the eastern Podlasie region. They destroy young trees, such as pines, especially during the winter, by eating their soft tops and branches.

Henryk Dziegielewski, a local leader, told the Polish news agency PAP that the farmers want damages for about a dozen hectares of young pine forest destroyed by the moose.

A moratorium on moose shooting has been in force in Poland for almost 10 years now. But the moose has not been classified as a protected species.

The court which ruled in favor of the farmer from Downary pointed out that no deadline for the moratorium was set and no measures were proposed to limit the moose-related damages.

Post by Bonobo on Jun 7, 2013 21:15:14 GMT 1

Football’s boaring31st May 2013KS Kotowice's pitch has been completely destroyed by boarsKS Kotowice will be forced to play their remaining two home games at a rival’s ground after theirs was destroyed by boars.The club, which plays in the 8th tier B Klasa, will now have to fork out around PLN 20,000 to re-turf the pitch. “At present we don’t have that kind of money. It is looking like the next game we play here will be next Spring,” says club owner Pawel Labocha on TVN.

Post by jeanne on Jun 7, 2013 23:36:42 GMT 1

Football’s boaring31st May 2013KS Kotowice's pitch has been completely destroyed by boarsKS Kotowice will be forced to play their remaining two home games at a rival’s ground after theirs was destroyed by boars.The club, which plays in the 8th tier B Klasa, will now have to fork out around PLN 20,000 to re-turf the pitch. “At present we don’t have that kind of money. It is looking like the next game we play here will be next Spring,” says club owner Pawel Labocha on TVN.

I'm kind of scared by this...aren't boars vicious? That looks like a normal neighborhood, not a rural one, so I wouldn't (or want my children) to run into a pack(?) or herd(?).

Post by uncltim on Jun 8, 2013 23:30:31 GMT 1

Yes, wild boar can be very dangerous, especially the Eurasian variety. In fact, even domesticated hogs can and will kill a human and consume them entirely, bones and all. Hungry animals are dangerous animals. The problem with pigs is that they are prolific breeders. Left un-predated they will over-breed and exist in a cycle of feast-famine that will cross the hungry/dangerous point fairly frequently. It sounds like Poland has the same issue

as many other countries. That issue is to me this: What nature really is, and what ignorant urbanites think it is, are entirely different things. I hold an urban hunting permit. Most of my training was how to deal with hostile PETA-types. Truth be known, people who rally against culling problematic wildlife in an urban setting love neither nature nor humanity. They are the worst kind of misanthropes.